KrsiNACEUS 129 



Austria-Hunc4ary: Haida, Arva, Bohemia, 1; Vasoiir Eiscnbur^ 

 Hungary, 1 (U.S.N.M.). °' 



EoDMANiA : Gageni, Prahova, 2. 

 Greece: Corfu, 2; Cephalonia, 1 ; Tatoi, near Atheus, 1. 



BemarJcs.— Though at first sight very similar to Erinacetis 

 europseus, this species is easily recognizable by its cranial characters. 

 In most specimens there is a strong contrast between the dark 

 posterior portion of underparts and whitish chest, throat and 

 shoulders, a pattei-n which appears to be rarely if ever well 

 developed in the related species. 



9. Haida, Bohemia. Lord Lilford (p). 97. 8 14 1 



i, 9. Gageni, Prahova, Roumania. Lord Lilford (p). 4. 4. 6. 15-16. 



, „ ( "'• Dodson.) [Type of species 4. 4. 6. 16.) 



.^. 1 otamos, Corfu, Greece. .J. I. S. Whitaker (p). 8 10 1 G 



{C. Mottaz.) ■ ■ ■ 



■?. Argostoli, Cephalonia. J. I. S. Whitaker (p). S 10 1 7 



(C. Motfaz.) .... 



i. Tatoi, Athens. C. Mottaz (c). 8. 11. ,3. S. 



ERINACEUS NESIOTES Bate. 



1906. Erinaceim ciimjxns ncsioti's Bate, Proc. Zool. Soc. Loudon 1905 ii 

 p. 316, April 5, 1906. Type in British Museum. ' ' ' 



1910. Erinaceus europxvs ncsiotes Trouessart, Faune Mamm d'Eurone 

 p. 40. ^ ' 



Type locality. — Near Gonia, western Crete. 



Gt'ograpMcal distribution.— Island of Crete. 



-Dm»7«o.s;s.— Similar to Erinaccui^ roumanicm but smaller (hind 

 fo_(>t, 35 to 3S ; condylobasal length of skull in adult male, about 

 55 mm.) ; spines not so coarse as in the related species ; first 

 upper premolar distinctly larger than canine and of essentially 

 the same height. 



(Jolour.—The colour is like that of E. roimnnicux. Under- 

 parts, sides and face dull whitish grey with faint dark clouding 

 between eye and muzzle, and in one of the three skins with a 

 dai-k wash on posterior half of under])arts. 



Skull.— As in E. roumamnis, but not attaining as large size. 



Mra.vu-ements.~Adu\t male"- and female from the type 

 locality: head and body, 208 and 204; tail, 29 and 19 • hind 

 foot, 40 and 38 (dry, 38 and 35). For cranial measurements see 

 lable, p. 132. 



SjK'cimens f.vcnnined.—lhreL', all from Crete. 



Bemarks.— The Cretan hedgehog is nearly related to Erinaccu>t 

 nmmuniruH, though well differentiated by its smaller size and by 

 the relatively large fourth unicuspid tooth. 



'-, V. Gonia, Crete. Miss D. Bate (c). 5 10 o ii_i^ 



-,,,,. (5. 12. 2. 11 Type of speciesO ^ 



V. Mcsoghia. Miss D. Bate (c). 5. 12. 2. 13. 



* Type. 



